More than 9,600 Ukrainian pupils registered in Lithuania

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Lithuania Petro Beshta said this in an interview with Ukrinform.

"In Lithuania, there are three full-fledged schos that have received not only accreditation from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine but also local, Lithuanian accreditation. They teach in Ukrainian, with the compulsory study of Lithuanian. These are the ISU (the International Scho of Ukraine – ed.) with several branches, the Kharkiv scho ‘Gravity’ in Vilnius, and the scho ‘Heroiam slava’ in Kaunas. More than 3.3 thousand of our children receive education in these schos," Beshta said.

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According to him, an effective organizer, ena Vnukovska, made a great contribution to the ening of the network of schos in Lithuania. The first scho was in Vilnius, flowed by branches in Kaunas, Klaipėda, and Šiauliai. "The state finances an educational subvention of 275 euros per child. From these funds, Ukrainian schos pay teachers, including taxes," explained the Ambassador of Ukraine to Lithuania.

He added that according to the Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sports, more than 12 thousand Ukrainian children of all ages are currently registered in the country. Of these, 9,640 are schochildren and just over 2.6 thousand are preschoers. Moreover, 600 Ukrainian teachers work in Lithuania. "And we should also mention students: 877 Ukrainians are currently studying at Lithuanian universities," the Ukrainian diplomat said.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, as of April 2024, 85,000 Ukrainians have found refuge in Lithuania and received temporary protection status. The government of this country promotes the integration and adaptation of refugees at all levels of public life.